Another Wacky Win for the Cards

The Cardinals hoped to even the series tonight against the Reds, and with rookie Johnny Cueto on the mound for Cincinnati, it appeared to be a tough assignment.  A few quirky plays later, the Redbirds found themselves up by seven, and ended up winning the game 7-2.

After a bit of a rough start, Cardinal starter Joel Pineiro settled in, allowing just one hit through seven innings.   Despite his four walks, the Reds stayed off the scoreboard with some bad base running in the first.  Later, Pineiro again used his foot to help record an out.  If you missed his other “foot gem” from last week, click here.

The offense finally had some hits with runners in scoring position.  With the exception of Albert Pujols, every Cardinal starting position player had a hit (although with a walk in the eighth, his streak of reaching base in every game this season remains intact). Rick Ankiel looks to be busting out of his slump, and Troy Glaus is starting to heat up as well.  He rounded the bases on a double after an Adam Dunn misplay in left. Here’s the full box score.

Today marked the one year anniversary of the death of Cardinal pitcher Josh Hancock. Unfortunately, the tragedy seldom gets mentioned when talking about the team’s 2007 struggles.  There were a lot of lows for the Cardinals last season, but none greater than his untimely death.  Josh and I are about the same age, and I think it’s easy to forget how quickly a young life can end as a result of one bad decision.   Here’s a tribute to Josh.  We miss you.